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1. Strengthening the Sentinel
1. Strengthening the Sentinel
Topic: Restoration of funding for the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM (Air Force Procurement).
"When it comes to national survival, there is no room for error and certainly no room for shortchanging the ultimate insurance policy of the United States: the nuclear deterrent. The Air Force budget request for the Sentinel ICBM—the system set to replace the aging Minuteman III—initially came in with numbers that simply did not match the gravity of the mission. Fortunately, the House Armed Services Committee recognized this lapse in judgment. The bill decisively restores $1.2…
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